Heat and humidity in the South

Week 33, 14 August 2013 - Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City (Click to enlarge image)

I was back down at Sea City and this time spent most of the time on the boat, both on the lagoons and off-shore.

On the way to site, I had a single Isabelline Wheatear sitting in the shade of an Acacia Tree

Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)

Barn Swallow numbers are still down, but this will change over the coming weeks.

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Out on the lagoons, I found a mixed flock of Little Stints

Little Stint (Calidris minuta)

and good numbers of Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Of course a visit off-shore produced around 18 Socotra Cormorants and more adult birds than I have seen in previous years.

Sub-adult Socotra Cormorant (Arenaria interpres)

Adult Socotra Cormorant (Arenaria interpres)